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more about #lithiumion more comments → Odin: I just charge my crap before I go out and never travel without gadget chargers. It's rare I'm away from a usable socket for too long. #batteries more » SphereCat1: Cue angry emails from morons...now. #batteries more » STiger: I have a question about number 8. Can the owner or the third grader be baked in place of the potato? #batteries more » franco1975: Wait till i tell you guys about my immitation nokia battery that exploded one night. The phone ended up across the room from the impact of the explosi... more » strideo: Oh and we can't forget this. #batteries more » icanrun2: if you make love to your batteries during a fulll moon they will get recharged #batteries more » Nick: and place it in a clay pot. Bury the pot in a hayfield soooo, is the kimchi ready yet? #batteries more » jupstin: Number 2 is absolutely true #batteries more » Rick-e: I thought people always knew about #7!!! Everytime I blow on my almost-dry batteries, It almost always recharges them, restoring it to at least half-f... more » otko: If you put your batteries in the toilet and pee on them, they charge back up. #batteries more » phool: @ Andy Dufresne: I'm so sorry your boat charter business didn't pan out. Good news for Giz though; now live, from Zihuatanejo! #batteries more » TechTease: I absolutely loved the Shawshank Redemption reference: "just mark your spot with a rock that has no earthly business in a hayfield. I favor black volc... more » jessedybka: Wow, where to even start. All of these are wrong: 1) This will damage your battery. 2) You won't die, but it might negatively affect the battery. 3... more » Digo: I hate to admit this, but I actually thought this was a serious article until number two. Then I got suspicious it wasn't at number 3, then number 4 c... more » Mattloxfl: The best advice for extending battery life is to turn off and stop using the device. #batteries more » -
#humor
10 Terrible Tips for Longer Battery Life
Nowadays, everything comes with a rechargeable battery, but who knew that getting long battery life could get soooo confusing? Here are 10 expert-backed tips to keep you from running low on the juice: More » -
#planes
FAA Mildly Concerned About Flight Attendants Carrying Handheld Bombs
They're on pretty much every flight now: Handheld credit card readers to buy snackies and soda. None have exploded, yet, but the FAA just issued special advisories to airlines, since they're powered by explode-y lithium ion batteries. More » -
#laptops
Unplug Your Laptop to Keep Your Li-Ion Battery Healthy
Will leaving your notebook constantly plugged-in kill your battery faster? Gina Trapani is exploring the issue after a friend's battery wouldn't charge after only two years. Though HP and Dell support pages weren't quite definitive, Apple clearly cautions against it: More » -
#batteries
Air-Fueled Battery Holds 10x More Charge than Current Tech
A new battery technology called STAIR (St Andrews Air) promises to be lighter than your typical lithium ion battery while holding 5-10x the power. More » -
#batteries
Lifehacker's 10 Battery Hacks, Tips, Tricks
Our buddies at Lifehacker compiled a list of 10 battery tips worth knowing. Their best advice that's also the hardest to hear? Take your cellphone out of your pocket. More » -
#batteries
Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Promise Charging in Seconds, World Braces For Disappointment
Battery "breakthroughs" are a dime a dozen, so excuse me for sounding a bit jaded here. But a battery that can charge in seconds? Without fatigue? If this wasn't published in Nature, I'd probably laugh. More » -
#howlawyersmakemoney
New Warning Label: Lithium-Ion Batteries May Explode
Apparently some lawyers heard that lithium-ion batteries explode, and are now making companies ship gear with these stickers. But what's with the wine glass? Literally: Drinking with mismatched batteries may lead to consumption by fire. -
#explodingcellphones
Cellphone Explosion Kills Another Person, Severing His Carotid Artery
When a cellphone explosion kills a person, you think it is a rare event. When you learn that another man just died for the same reason, you start looking at yours like a potential killer. More » -
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#cars
Plug-in Prius Averaging 65 mpg in Tests, 15 More Than Standard Model
Toyota claims that their upcoming plug-in model Prius averages 65 mpg in real-world testing. That's about 15 more than the 2010 Prius—the current leader in fuel efficiency. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Batteries, Tech's Choke Point
The biggest chokepoint in technology is a single roadblock: batteries. Amidst all of the amazing advances in the last 50 years, battery tech has remained fundamentally unchanged, engineers incrementally squeezing out a few extra drops of power from old tech each year. With better batteries, you wouldn't just be able to make it through the day with your iPhone 3G on a single charge, but laptops and phones could run faster, electric cars would rule the highways—it'd be like a brand new world. There are like a million different kinds, but here's a rundown of the most common ones we're stuck with in gadgets for now, and their strengths and weaknesses.More »
